So pardon what may be a dumb question, but how do you align the upper
and lower cogs with the cable removed? In friction shifting, I've
always just aligned the center cog, but I'm no expert and only install
a derailler every couple of years, so usually forget from one
experience to the next what
I oftenscratch my head at the bikes that get featured in that mag.
Most of them are nothing I would want to tour on. I wish they did
more practical articles on touring - does & don'ts, equipment,
emergency repair tips, etc.
Michael
On Nov 20, 8:44 am, "J. Burkhalter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
I'd wait for a road test report. I have a pair of 80's error, high
profile brakes quite similar to these, and they are easy to set up,
but the stopping isn't in the same league with my neo retros.
Michael
On Dec 1, 2:33 am, "David Estes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Gonna' eat into some Neo-Ret
>From a technical pov - durability, shifting performance etc - there's
not much difference. I've logged tens or perhaps hundreds of
thousands of miles on each without much problem with either. I like
the convenience of 7 spd hubs, available from IRD, with a triple
crank; but with a double the Sh
I rarely get a ghost shift on my Ram, with slver dt shifters and an
ultegra hg casette.; but I do get it on my Ebisu with silver bar ends
and the same hg casette. I would dispute those who claim index
shifting is faster. With contemporary cogs I rarely miss a shift, and
I can throw the chain ac
Riv offers a pretty good & varied selection of brakes, but where they
seem to be weak is in cranks. I'd like to see them offer a good
looking pair of compact dbls - a 110 in a 48, 34 and a 94 in a smaller
46 or 44, 32 or 30. I see that VO is now marketing a version of the
Sugino Alpina at a dece
14 pm, Steve Palincsar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Mon, 2008-12-01 at 15:17 -0800, MichaelH wrote:
> > >From a technical pov - durability, shifting performance etc - there's
> > not much difference. I've logged tens or perhaps hundreds of
> > thousan
Since we're totally off topic anyway
I'd love to have a richard sachs bike, but for a straight up commute
and have fun bike, I wouldn't trade it for my Ebisu or an AHH.
I wondered what the sumo looking head badge on my Ebisu was all about,
but my wife recently found this, which helped me to
I can't read the text, and I would never call them "wide", but I have
a perfectly sane friend who commutes on 25mm michlins and likes them
better than 28 pasellas. He tells me they run true to the stated size,
roll very nicely and have good puncture resistance. Those of us with
long commutes (min
My copies of BQ and the Rivendell Holiday Catalog arrived today!
peace, shalom, salaam,
Michael
Westford, Vt
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What are you talking about, cold?
Michael
Westford, VT
On Dec 24, 9:23 pm, Will wrote:
> Happy holidays everyone. Since the perimeter of the island of
> Manhattan is now mostly bike paths, it's possible to circle the island
> by bike with minimal street use. Best time of year? Now, when it's
>
I thought I had a pair, but apparently have sold them. At 180 lbs I
found the stopping power mediocre. A little better with salmon pads
but nothing to write home about. I also found them difficult to set
up with Ultegra SIS levers. They needed to be set very close to the
tire or I wouldn't hav
Well, I'm glad to hear there is still good riding in NYC. I grew up
there, and my wife (then girlfriend) used to ride from our apt near
Yankee Stadium down to Central Park. That seemed doable in the late
60's. Or was I just nuts? I was down in the city a couple of years
ago and enjoyed a nice w
Depends on whether you want to ride or just parade around. I do like
the horn though. It would get the attention of joggers with ipods
growing out of their ears.
On Jan 14, 10:47 am, Jay Sinn wrote:
> I think the Rivendell way is more ...well functional than fancy. That
> said, this is the
> S
Sounds like a fun mud season get away. My wife, Patricia, and I would
be interested if I could find an affordable place to stay in the
area. I've been trying to get her to go down to Boston and test ride
a Santana with me.
Michael
Westford, Vt
On Jan 14, 11:41 am, Dick wrote:
> Sounds interes
Those of us, like myself, who can afford more than one bike, often
prefer to have bikes optimized around specific kinds of riding. In
that case a "go fast" road bike - one designed for centuries or
shorter rides without carrying a lot of gear, and with nimble road
manners makes a lot of sense.
I have two An- Atomica saddles and love them. They were very early
models and have held up quite well. I remember them as being labled
"Robusto", which was a little narrower than the Titanico. When I look
at the web site now, I see only one model, and no info about
dimensions at all. The only
I'm a big fan of paul's brakes, so I can understand your desire to use
them. But I have run my Ram with a pair of 1980's vintage Campy
single pivot brakes(Grand Sport). Single pivot brakes, unlike modern
dual pivots, typically sit entirely above the base of the fork crown,
so they don't crowd fe
Did anyone else catch the short pice on muscles, endurance and age in
this weeks Roadbike rider? (It's a good, free, e-subscription
weekly). I thought it was a very interesting piece, and sent them
this response...
"Thanks for the explanation, hypothetical though it may be, why we
loose power
You're on the wrong track. I've heard this guy runs a way cool bike
shop in Texas, but I can't say for sure I've never been there.
In any case this thread is about recovery work(rest?) for old folks.
Michael
On Jan 24, 2:55 pm, "Doug Peterson" wrote:
> Naw, maybe 3 Musketeers or 4 Horsemen...
Pardon my ineptness. There is something about Flicker that seems to
baffle me. The link you provided takes me to the "home" page for
Rivendell submissions, and a search on Bombadil does not lad me to any
frames under the name of Marty. Can you give more specific
directions?
thanks, michael
On
Thanks, I think it was the Wild629 that I needed. I was looking for
Marty.
Michael
On Feb 1, 6:25 pm, Marty wrote:
> You should be able to visit the Rivendell bikes pages on Flickr and
> search on Bombadil. The photos for mine are under the name wild629.
> I've received comments on one or two,
I don't remember seeing this on the Phil Wood Web site, nor the
required tool. If it's that critical Phil ought to be selling a
simple tool to check it. What about other cartridge bb, like White or
King? Do they have the same sensitivities?
Michael
Westford, Vt
On Feb 6, 10:20 am, John McMurr
OK, so you have no idea what this word means. It's theologians hell.
It's the "art" of turning a human life into a paradigm of sainthood
which no other rational person would possibly choose to emulate. Well
here's the cycling equivalent, from the New York Times.
Someone should have given this g
In addition to making sure he knew the proper technique for getting
the wheel in and out... I'd ask him why he gets frustrated, and coach
him not to get so attached to his wishes, but to stay in the present
moment and enjoy life as it unfolds. The Zen of wheel changing as it
were.
Michael
PS, I
I think in the 1930's the heart, soul, and essence of bucycle racing
was the ability to suffer. I'm not sure I, ( or Rivdom) are quite
there.
Thanks for the photos, anyway.
Michael
Westford, Vt
On Feb 7, 6:17 pm, Eric Norris wrote:
> Try again?
>
> --Eric
> campyonly...@me.comwww.campyonly.com
I like full frame pumps, but have always had a problem keeping them on
the bike, without some extra velcro. Also, on a commuter the're just
another item to get stolen. I use a mini, which works pretty well,
although I find it almost impossible to get over 70 lbs into a tire.
I've considered carr
I have no experience with the Glorius, but my wife rode a step through
Raleigh, with drop bars for many years without complaint. She now
rides a mid 80's Specialized Seqoia but still pines for the step
through frame. She prefers the Noodle bars she has now.
Michael
On Feb 9, 12:32 am, "J. Burk
Sounds like your chain could use a little oil, Eric.
Michael
On Feb 8, 6:16 pm, Eric Norris wrote:
> For your viewing pleasure:
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgQnQii6Po0
>
> Riv content: Riding a lugged steel bike (Pashley Guv'nor), wearing
> wool, sitting on a Brooks saddle.
>
> --Eric
Nice looking bike. That setup looks like it would work, but a shorter
spindle would give you a lower Q and probably a better chain line. If
you have a traditional bb, you could try a 107 spindle in it. OTOH,
if it works for you.. why not just ride it. BTW, in going back to a
double last year,
I would chime in support of Patrick's observations. It certainly does
depend on how long your commute is, and how much you carry. 1500 cc
isn't all that much, but it wont support 30 lbs, unless you're
accustom to transporting silver bars to and from work. My commute is
30 miles, across a variety
I really like BQ and look forward to every issue, but I too have
doubts about the tests. I own two products Jan has tested - the Ebisu
All Purpose frame and Paul's neo retros. I agree with everything Jan
wrote about the frame - it's great. But on the other hand I have
found the Paul's brakes to
I guess I'll have to print it out. It looks great, but it's hard to
balance my macbook when i'm on the john.
michael
On Feb 19, 7:56 am, Steve Palincsar wrote:
> On Wed, 2009-02-18 at 20:51 -0700, Chris Halasz wrote:
> > Woa.
>
> > Now in color.
>
> >http://www.rivbike.com/assets/payloads/73/or
What an interesting thread! I've read so many postings proclaiming
the advantages of the Schmidt lighting system that I wondered why I
seemed to be happy with my DiNotte lights. Yep, I agree. For my hour
commute I'm better off with my lightweight dual li-ion lights, which I
can quickly change
I've never raced cyclocross, but isn't the AHH pretty heavy for all
that carrying and running?
Michael
On Feb 26, 11:20 pm, "Doug Peterson" wrote:
> Naw, you gotta floss the freewheel teeth.
>
>
>
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Saddles are a pretty personal choice. But good leather ones can last
a long time, so I wouldn't make a decision based on price. Brooks has
a good quality control track record and I love the Selle Anatomica. I
have two of them and never really want to ride on anything else. I
also prefer to do
Eric, I'd really like to see you and your grandson on a tandem, but
when I try to open the link I get a message that it's a private page.
I'm working on getting my wife motivated to buy a tandem and am
looking for all the advice and insight I can get.
Michael
On Mar 15, 12:43 pm, Eric Norris w
Thanks Eric,
Boy it seems pretty early in the year to being doing a century, even
on a tandem. Of course, here in Vt. the cycling season is just
beginning for hard core riders. I've been laid up with a bum foot for
six months now, so any riding sounds awfully good to me.
I'd love to hear your
Jim, thanks for the link to the tandem group. I subscribed right away
but don't have time right now to search the archives. I also hesitate
to take this group off in a direction it wasn't intended for, but
maybe Steve could answer two quick, simple, and maybe dumb questions.
Santana doesn't lis
Thanks. Of course. I wasn't thinking past the axle; pedal thread
didn't occur to me.
michael
On Mar 17, 1:46 pm, Bill Connell wrote:
> On Tue, Mar 17, 2009 at 12:41 PM, MichaelH wrote:
> > I keep reading about "Tandem Cranks", but don't remember ever se
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